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The Wales A-Z Quiz (Featuring Generous Clues) - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 53 times
- The average score is 19 of 26
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| The largest island in Wales, on the north west tip. It's the seventh largest island of the British Isles. | A | Anglesey | 94%
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| The mining of this fossil fuel was hugely important to the Industrial Revolution in Wales. Its peak extraction was in the early C20th. | C | Coal | 94%
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| The most common surname in Wales. | J | Jones | 94%
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| This precious metal was (and is) mined on a small scale across the country. It's apparently traditionally used in the wedding rings of the English royal family. Hmmm. | G | Gold | 92%
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| The colour of the dragon that features on the Welsh flag. | R | Red | 90%
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| The colour of the Welsh poppy that is the symbol of the political party Plaid Cymru. | Y | Yellow | 88%
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| One of the most popular sports in Wales is rugby. What's the phrase for the start of the game? | K | Kick off | 86%
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| New South Wales was colonised in Australia in 1788. What name was given to the state to its north? | Q | Queensland | 86%
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| Along with Shirley Bassey, probably the most famous Welsh singer. | T | Tom Jones | 86%
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| English title of the national anthem of Wales (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau), often heard sung at rugby matches. (extra clue at top of page) | L | Land Of My Fathers | 80%
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| Bryn Terfel is a famous Welsh bass-baritone who performs this type of music. | O | Opera | 80%
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| An area of South America settled by Welsh emigrants in the 1860s. Several thousand people still speak Welsh there. (The area is also the name of an outdoor clothing company). | P | Patagonia | 78%
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| This fine-grained rock has been quarried in north-west Wales since at least Roman times. It can be split and used to cover roofs. | S | Slate | 78%
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| There are 8 of these establishments in Wales. They include those at Cardiff, Bangor, Swansea and Aberystwyth. | U | Universities | 78%
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| St Dwynwen's Day is celebrated on the 25th of January. A fish in her well near Anglesey can predict the future of your lovelife. What is the equivalent saint's day in the UK/US? | V | Valentine's | 78%
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| Merlin is a famous Welsh example. The word has also been applied to Prime minister David Lloyd George and footballer Gareth Bale. | W | Wizard | 78%
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| The Welsh alphabet has 29 letters. Some of them have two characters. This one sounds like the 'th' in 'them'. | D | Dd | 76%
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| Penrhyn Quarry is home to the fastest one of these in the world, and the longest in Europe. If you want to travel 125mph while dangling off a steel thread, go for it. | Z | Zip wire | 76%
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| Wales allegedly has 600 castles! A siege on this one in the C15th is immortalised in a song, "The Men Of H______". It's such a good example that it's a World Heritage Site. | H | Harlech | 74%
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| A festival celebrating Welsh music, poetry, literature, etc. The national competition is held every August. | E | Eisteddfod | 66%
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| A coastal town in Pembrokeshire from which you can catch the ferry to Ireland (if you can stand the seasickness). | F | Fishguard | 60%
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| A rock band from South Wales that became famous in the 1990s with their album 'Everything Must Go'. | M | Manic Street Preachers | 52%
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| The Celtic people that lived throughout Britain in the Iron Age, but were pushed into the north and west by the Romans. | B | Britons | 46%
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| The three-feather badge of the (non-native) Prince of Wales features this two word motto. It means 'I serve' - weirdly, in German. You can find it on a 2 pence coin. | I | Ich dien | 44%
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| The Pontcysyllte aqueduct is the highest in the world (and the longest in Britain). What mode of transport could you cross it using? | N | Narrowboat | 30%
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| There isn't a letter X in the Welsh alphabet. But perhaps you can tell me where most Welsh goods were eXported to in 2019 (no it doesn't start with an X). | - | Europe | 10%
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